I wonder how much of that is symptomatic of a relative slowdown in technological development combined with the cancerlike invasion of Big Tech into our daily lives. Or, beyond that, an overfocusing on communities focused on specific interests. Game related technology is focused in places that talk about gaming as an artistic medium. Stuff related to containerization or virtualization is often rolled into communities dedicated to selfhosting. I’m sure there are other examples.
Technology forums used to be a place to chat about cool new technology, now it’s just people complaining about what FAANG did today
I wonder how much of that is symptomatic of a relative slowdown in technological development combined with the cancerlike invasion of Big Tech into our daily lives. Or, beyond that, an overfocusing on communities focused on specific interests. Game related technology is focused in places that talk about gaming as an artistic medium. Stuff related to containerization or virtualization is often rolled into communities dedicated to selfhosting. I’m sure there are other examples.